None at all but we did try. It seems some were sighted at the same place every few days, but I was not that lucky. Nor rhino, nor buffalo like lucky you had. But we still had an awesome time and the park is really special

Just got back from another fantastic weekend trip to MZNP. We found mom cheetah with her 4 cubs. They had just killed a baby kudu and were eating close to the road.

A vet is down from KNP. We had to inform rest camp about the sighting as she has the task of finding and collaring all 29 cheetah in the park. Apparently the cheetah are doing so well in MZNP that they may need to relocate some as the park should only have 7!!

This was the first sighting of the weekend and the first one the vet had seen. They proceeded to try and dart all 5 and fit collars.

Thanks for the good news about the cheetahs in MZNP -- 29 is an amazing number after only a few years in this park! I am sorry they will be collaring ALL of them -- quite difficult to get a decent pic of a cheetah when it looks like a zoo animal, collar and all (check them in Kgalagadi -- beautiful, but look uncomfortable with collars!)...

I was wondering -- why not send a few of them to Karoo National Park, where the to-be-introduced lions will keep their numbers down? And send a few more to Addo Main Game Viewing area -- last year they had to cull a few hundred warthog there due to overpopulation -- let the cheetahs help them! The lions and hyenas can also help to keep cheetah numbers in check, and the whole system will be more balanced...and don't say Addo bush is too thick -- the elephant have thinned it out a lot around the Woodlands area up to Carol's Rest. Same for the area around Hapoor. Plenty of open fields further south too. Just dreaming!Hopefully I can see these young lions in December!

Hullo all- we are planning a trip, just a night or two, (our first) to MZNP, hopefully in July. Do the family cottages all have indoor fireplaces as in the photos? Are the kitchens stocked with utensils? Is there a park shop and how well stocked are they? Can anyone suggest what number cottage would be the best to go for if we had a choice? Thank you

We have stayed in 8 & 9 on a few occasions. Both were identical and had fireplaces. I suggest you take dry wood with because the wood bought from the shop there is very wet and you'll go through a whole box of blitz before the wood catches...

Kitchens are very neat and fully stocked with all you need. I hear that the best views are from cottage 18 to 20.

The shop has basic foods if you need but don't rely on buying whatever you need from there. They have more curios etc than foodstuff.